CUNNING


Meaning of CUNNING in English

I . a.

1.

Crafty, artful, sly, astute, subtle, wily, shrewd, sharp, designing, intriguing, deceitful, tricky, crooked, diplomatic, Machiavelian.

2.

Skilfully wrought, ingenious, curious.

3.

[ Archaic or poetical .] Skilled, dexterous, skilful.

II . n.

1.

Craft, art, shrewdness, subtlety, artifice.

2.

Craftiness, craft, artifice, deceit, deception, subtlety, intrigue, chicane, chicanery.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.